“10-year-old wizard Negi teaches 31 girls in Japan while hiding magic and searching for his missing father.”
Negima! Magister Negi Magi
魔法先生ネギま!
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Synopsis
10-year-old wizard Negi teaches 31 girls in Japan while hiding magic and searching for his missing father.
Negi Springfield, a 10-year-old wizard who recently graduated from Merdiana Magic Academy in Wales, hopes to achieve two things—to find his missing father, who was once known as the Thousand Master, and to become a Magister Magi, someone who helps the everyday world through magic. To reach his latter goal, he is assigned one last task: to teach English at a middle school in Japan. Much to his surprise and dismay, he not only discovers that his homeroom class consists of 31 girls, but also ends up revealing his true identity as a magician to Asuna Kagurazaka, one of his new students. Negi must now negotiate with the girl and face his most difficult challenge yet—to keep his identity a secret as he tackles magical threats both from within and outside of Mahora Academy, all the while keeping a watchful eye out for his lost father.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 36 sampled reviews
What 36 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.95 · split reception
6.1 pts
Recommenders 9.1 · others 3.0
↓ 0.56
Running avg · Dec 2007 → Aug 2025
- 10 “I just love this story. The characters are great. I hope Ken Akamatsu makes more ch. in the future. This story gets better and better!!!”
- 10 “This is easily my favorite manga, featuring an incredibly immersive world and a constantly expanding cast of truly enjoyable characters. While the story starts out a bit slow and seemingly random,...”
- 8 “The art is beautiful and the majority of the story is consistently entertaining. However, the ending feels incredibly rushed, which is deeply disappointing given the series' immense potential....”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 355 × 38 ch × vol
- Total read 47h 20m approx
- Published Feb 2003 – Mar 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0013 catalog